Cat water fountains · Choose by your needs
For a ceramic drinking surface, compare bowl layout and capacity before choosing a finish. Pioneer Pet Big Max Ceramic #3005 is the broad 128 oz bowl; PetSafe Pagoda has two falling streams and both an upper dish and lower bowl; PetSafe Creekside is an open 360-degree bubbler. Ceramic choices meeting the dishwasher condition have permission for the named surface or fountain pieces, but the electrical pump is excluded.
Comparison updated 29 October 2026.
| Model | Exact configuration | Water presentation and size | Important tradeoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Pet Big Max Ceramic Fountain #3005 Black | Pioneer Pet Big Max Ceramic #3005 Black | Broad bowl; 128 oz nominal (about 3.79 L) | Large, heavy ceramic body needs room and regular water and pump checks. |
| PetSafe Drinkwell Pagoda 70 oz Fountain PWW00-13907 (White) / PWW00-14898 (Himalayan Blue) | PetSafe Drinkwell Pagoda PWW00-13907 / 14898 | Two falling streams, raised dish and open lower bowl; 70 oz nominal | Ceramic plus outlet pump; streams are not adjustable or sensor-activated. |
| PetSafe Creekside Ceramic 60 oz PWW00-17097 | PetSafe Creekside PWW00-17097 | Open 360-degree bowl with continuous gentle bubbling; 60 oz nominal | Top-rack permission for ceramic parts; pump and silicone gasket excluded. |
Choose it when: The exact #3005 black product and manual identify the Big Max ceramic bowl and 128 U.S. fl oz nominal reservoir; the manual calls for a plugged-in indoor pump.
The limit: The listed ceramic body weighs 7 lb and occupies a 13.5-inch-square footprint. Dishwasher language is limited to non-electrical parts, so remove pump, transformer and cord.
Choose it when: The exact Pagoda materials describe a ceramic bowl and tower with two non-adjustable falling streams that feed an upper dish and lower bowl.
The limit: The two bowl levels share one circulating fountain; 70 oz is nominal, not two separate capacities. The guide prefers hand-washing ceramic even though current product information permits top-rack dishwasher use.
Choose it when: The exact Creekside product sources identify a ceramic bowl and tower with a continuously powered bubbler and access around the bowl.
The limit: The pump remains a wet electrical assembly that needs separate disassembly and cleaning; the nominal 60 oz label does not establish a refill interval.
The included ceramic surface must be dishwasher-confirmed for this combined need, but that does not include an electrical pump, adapter or cord. The Pagoda instructions favor hand-washing ceramic despite a current page permission; choose the more cautious exact-model care routine. Other ceramic models remain linked in the full result list.
Every ceramic candidate here uses an outlet pump, so adding outlet power leaves this ceramic result set unchanged. Ceramic material says nothing about whether a fountain can run on battery, whether the pump is outside the wet assembly, or whether accessible water remains after the pump stops. The dishwasher condition still applies only to its named surface or permitted fountain pieces; check those requirements separately.
The supplied facts confirm dishwasher permission for the specified drinking surface or non-electrical fountain parts across these ceramic configurations. That never puts an electrical pump, adapter, cord or excluded gasket in the dishwasher.
No. The upper dish and lower bowl share one circulating fountain; 70 oz is the nominal capacity of the configuration, not two separate 35 oz tanks.
Pioneer Pet Raindrop Ceramic #6022/#6022W has a documented 4.25-inch body height and 60 oz nominal reservoir. Check the height-plus-volume article and measure the full footprint before buying.
